An autopsy was performed Friday on KTLA5 weekend anchor Chris Burrous, found unconscious a day earlier in a Glendale motel room and later pronounced dead at a hospital, but a cause of death has not yet been determined.

“A cause of death was deferred pending further investigation,” said Sarah Ardalani of the coroner’s office. It often takes several weeks to get the results of toxicology tests.

Police were contacted about 1:15 p.m. Thursday by a caller who said a man he was with at the Days Inn at 450 Pioneer Drive had passed out and was possibly not breathing, said Sgt. Dan Suttles of the Glendale Police Department.

A dispatcher told the man how to perform CPR and he was attempting to administer emergency aid when firefighters arrived, Suttles said.

Glendale firefighters found Burrous, 43, inside the motel room, not breathing, Suttles said. They administered CPR and he was taken to the hospital.

The original call to police stated Burrous may have overdosed, but detectives will await the Los Angeles County coroner’s report for a determination of the cause of death, Suttles said.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Burrous family,” KTLA President/General Manager Don Corsini and news director Jason Ball said in a joint statement.

“Chris loved sharing the stories of Southern California and connecting with our viewers,” they said. “He will be remembered as a great journalist and a wonderful friend to many. He brought a kindness to his work and will be deeply missed by the entire KTLA family.”

His weekend co-anchor, Lynette Romero, tweeted a picture taken of herself and the Northridge resident smiling on set with a Christmas tree in the background.

“There are no words,” Romero wrote. “When we took this picture during our show I had no idea it would our last time together. You made me laugh until I cried. My tears now are for your sweet little girl, your wife Mai and your dear parents. We will miss you so.”

Weekday morning news anchor Megan Henderson wrote on Twitter, “We are all so shocked and saddened by this tragic news. Please keep his beloved daughter, wife and parents in your prayers.”

Henderson’s co-anchor, Chris Schauble, tweeted, “Right now he’s telling the angels where to find the best food. Rest easy, brother.”

Burrous is survived by his wife of 15 years, Mai Do-Burrous, and their 9-year-old daughter, Isabella.

Burrous graduated from Chapman University in Orange with a degree in broadcast journalism and began a two-decade career in news starting at KCKC-AM and KCXX-FM in San Bernardino while he was still in school.

He moved on to work for various stations before landing at a KTLA sister station, WPIX, in New York City. He told the New York Daily News he asked for a transfer to Los Angeles so his daughter could grow up near her grandparents, according to Channel 5.

Burrous was credited with helping extend the “KTLA Morning News” to seven days a week, anchoring weekends and covering breaking news on weekday mornings, according to the station.

His weekend “Burrous’ Bites” segments, which highlighted hole-in-the-wall eateries in Southern California, were a viewer favorite.

There are no words. When we took this picture during our show I had no idea it would our last time together. You made me laugh until I cried. My tears now are for your sweet little girl, your wife Mai and your dear parents. We will miss you so… pic.twitter.com/nkvtrzHcX3